TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 — Patients diagnosed with depression in youth have increased risks for many somatic diseases and mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Psychiatry. Marica Leone, from Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson &…
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Better heart health scores in midlife linked to lower risk of late-life dementia
A long-term study of 1,449 people in Finland found that those who had better scores on standard metrics of cardiovascular health in midlife, especially for behavioral factors such as smoking, had a lower risk of dementia later in life. Yajun…
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Surgical and drug treatment options lead to similar outcomes for diabetic eye disease
Surgical and injectable drug approaches are equally effective for treatment of bleeding inside the eye from proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), according to a National Eye Institute (NEI)-supported clinical study from the DRCR Retina Network (DRCR.net). A consequence of diabetes, PDR…
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COVID-19 tied to rare but severe eye infection
(HealthDay)—A rare, sight-stealing infection might be triggered by COVID-19, a new study suggests. In the space of two months, three patients suffering from COVID-19 in one New York health system developed keratitis, an inflammation of the cornea, which then led…
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The Right Way to do a Jump Squat
The best athletes in the world need to be explosive, and in some regards, it makes sense that we model our training after them when we want to achieve the same thing. Given we have a good foundation, jumping training…
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Gene could help predict response to cervical cancer treatment
UCLA researchers have identified a potential diagnostic marker that could help predict how likely someone with cervical cancer is to respond to the standard treatment of chemotherapy and radiation. The scientists found that PACS-1, a gene that resides on a…
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Study: Drug offenders more likely to face food insecurity
People who have a drug-related felony conviction are more likely to face food insecurity than people who have never been arrested. That’s what researchers from SMU (Southern Methodist University) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found after interviewing more…
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This Woman Said She Had an Allergic Reaction to COVID-19—But Can That Really Happen?
By now, you've heard of all of the weird things COVID-19 can do to your body, like causing a mysterious loss of taste and smell. But one woman recently went viral on TikTok after saying she had an allergic reaction…
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Men with COVID-19 three times more likely to need intensive care: study
Men infected with COVID-19 are three times more likely to require intensive care than women and are at significantly higher risk of dying from the virus, scientists said Wednesday. Researchers analyzed over three million confirmed coronavirus cases from 46 countries…
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How to tackle a fear of needles in preparation for the Covid-19 vaccine
If you’re feeling nervous about getting the Covid-19 vaccine, you’re not the only one. While some have fears due to concerns about how the pandemic has been handled and others have bought into misinformation online, there’s another group of people…
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